New Gandhi Book Sparks Controversy

3/31/2011 12:23PM

A book on Mahatma Gandhi's life by a Pulitzer Prize winning author is banned by the Gujarat government after some reviews said the book hinted he was bisexual and racist. Video courtesy of Reuters and photo courtesy of AP.

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